Article
Prevalence of Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia Coli and Associated Risk Factors in Dug Wells in Ile-Ife, Southwestern Nigeria
2021-08-17
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background</bold>Diarrhoeagenic <italic>Escherichia coli</italic> (DEC) strains are common bacterial causes of morbidity and mortality in young children. Waterborne DEC could pose a potential health risk to humans through domestic use of contaminated water. However, epidemiological studies on DEC strains in drinking water are scarce in Nigeria. This study determined the prevalence...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 059ded4d-a777-5944-a855-91d8610d1b06
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-255440/v1
